Seasonal Fonts

For Your TypographicInformation

Nothing is more appreciated than a card, invitation or gift that you made yourself. If you want to impress your family and friends – and express yourself without being art-directed by anyone else for a change – the holiday season is the perfect time to put your creativity to work on your own personalized graphic projects.

Images and illustrations go a long way towards capturing the seasonal mood, but you don’t have to be an illustrator or a fine artist to create them. There are many image fonts containing seasonal graphics, from snowflakes and snowmen to leaves, ornaments, religious symbols, and food and drink-themed images. You’ll also find a wealth of decorative flourishes.

Editor’s Note: Ilene Strizver, founder of The Type Studio, is a typographic consultant, designer and writer specializing in all aspects of typographic communication. Read more about typography in her latest literary effort, Type Rules!, published by North Light Books. This article was commissioned and approved by Monotype Imaging Inc.